Erikwu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Erikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Erikwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erikwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erikwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erikwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Erikwu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Erikwu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Taiwan, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arikwu | 83 | 84 | / |
| Erukwu | 83 | 63 | / |
| Irikwu | 83 | 25 | / |
| Erekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oriekwu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Irukwu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Orekwu | 67 | 99 | / |
| Orukwu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Arekwu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Irekwu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Arukwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eregwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erigbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Origwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erhaighewu | 63 | 96 | / |
| Oreakwu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Orukwou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Eruegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Airukwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Irechkwu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Arugwu | 50 | 730 | / |
| Orugwu | 50 | 120 | / |
| Eregbu | 50 | 35 | / |
| Iregwu | 50 | 21 | / |
| Oregwu | 50 | 8 | / |
| Irigbu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aregwu | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erikwu
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